CDFA California Financing Roundtable Newsletter - January 2015

CDFA California Financing Roundtable Newsletter - January 2015
January 21, 2015



Feature
CalCompetes Approves $31M in Tax Credits for 56 Companies GO-Biz announced that the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) committee approved approximately $31 million in tax credits for 56 companies expanding and creating jobs in California. Long Beach Civic Center P3 Hybrid to Plenary The City Council of Long Beach unanimously chose a team to negotiate the terms of a P3 deal for developing a new downtown civic center, new port headquarters and related private development. New CA Laws Provides New Tax Infrastructure Financing Tools 2015 CA Senate Bills 614 and 628 strengthen Infrastructure Financing Districts (IFDs) by allowing IFDs to finance capital investments in public facilities with the issuance of bonds backed by tax increment. CA Allocates More SSBCI Funds Than Other States California has allocated more small business funds through the U.S. Treasury' State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) than any other state. In terms of percentage of SSBCI allocation deployed, California was 39th highest.
Upcoming Events
Intro Bond Finance WebCourse February 25-26, 2015 The Intro Bond Finance WebCourse will address the basic requirements for issuing a bond, the rules and regulations that govern tax-exempt and taxable bonds, the major players involved in a bond transaction, and the roles and responsibilities of both public and private sector participants. Plus, learn about the tax-exempt bond market, the ratings process, how to buy and sell bonds, and ongoing continuing disclosure.
California News
Increasing Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure For Construction Pros \| Jan. 21 \| Bond Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Efficiency Financing Must Be Competitive The Desert Sun \| Jan. 20 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance NES Financial to Host EB-5 Summit Seminar Series Virtual Strategy Magazine \| Jan. 20 \| EB-5 Visa Investment in Infrastructure through Innovative Financing The White House \| Jan. 19 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Innovation Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) \| U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Obama Proposes New Muni Bonds for Public-Private Investments Bloomberg \| Jan. 19 \| Bond Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| Federal Effort to Boost High-Speed Internet Access in Rural Areas Dairy Herd Management \| Jan. 16 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Rural Development New Congress Focuses on Small Business Investors Herald Online \| Jan. 16 \| Access to Capital IIUSA Second Year Issuing Regional Center Business Journal PRWeb \| Jan. 16 \| EB-5 Visa US Bank Sponsors Reshoring Initiative to Bring Back US Jobs Engineering.com \| Jan. 15 \| Reshoring Manufacturing House Passes Dodd-Frank Changes The Hill \| Jan. 15 \| Legislative 2015 Business Tax Renewal Information & Updates from LA Mayor's Office City of Los Angeles Office of Finance \| Jan. 9 \| Tax Credits \| Tax Abatements News Briefs: New Markets Tax Credits Novogradac \| Jan. 5 \| Local Finance Program \| Tax Credits How to Use Impact Bonds to Finance Social Good Barron's \| Jan. 5 \| Bond Finance \| Community Development \| Local Finance Program CA High-Speed Rail Breaks Ground CBS \| Jan. 5 \| Infrastructure Finance USDA Publishes Final Rule for REAP Program Biomass Magazine \| Jan. 5 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Moody's Request for Comment-Tax Increment Debt Moody's \| Jan. 5 \| Bond Finance \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) States Will Have Greater New Capacity to Issue PABs in 2015 The Bond Buyer \| Dec. 312014 \| Bond Finance \| State Finance Program Clean Energy Investment Became Big News Story of 2014 Clean Technica \| Dec. 312014 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance Tax Credit Brokers Accelerate Economic Activity Gaebler.com \| Dec. 292014 \| Tax Credits EPA Environmental Education Local Grants -- Solicitation Notice Grants.gov \| Dec. 292014 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brookings: State, Local Debt Load Make P3s Attractive The Bond Buyer \| Dec. 292014 \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing Retail Investment Expands in Clean Energy Markets Clean Energy Finance Forum \| Dec. 242014 \| Bond Finance \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance Congress Extends Tax Credit for Electric-Car Charging Stations BMW Blog \| Dec. 242014 \| Tax Credits After Reshoring: Opportunities for Cloud ERP Manufacturing.net \| Dec. 242014 \| Reshoring Manufacturing 2014: A Year of Action, Partnership, and Innovation at USDA The White House Blog \| Dec. 242014 \| Rural Development \| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
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